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Diseases, 12 May 2025
The climate component of disease risk
Agriculture Victoria is working with SARDI’s Climate Applications research group led by Dr Peter Hayman to better predict disease risk in lentils.
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Diseases, 06 May 2025
Economics of disease control options tested
Trials are seeking to refine the management of Ascochyta blight and Botrytis grey mould in lentils while increasing yield, profit and fungicide longevity
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Diseases, 18 Apr 2025
Effective stripe rust management starts with variety selection
Random surveys across the northern region demonstrate the power of growing wheat varieties with in-built stripe rust protection
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Diseases, 26 Mar 2025
Rustproofing cereals to protect harvests
Wheat diseases cost Australian cereal growers about $1 billion a year. Stripe rust is the second-largest contributor. However, it would be far greater without existing control strategies and the research behind them.
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Diseases, 30 Jan 2025
App helps mungbean growers manage powdery mildew
The PowderyMildewMBM app has been helping mungbean growers across Queensland and New South Wales better manage powdery mildew.
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Diseases, 29 Nov 2024
Early detections point to challenging year for stripe rust if favourable weather conditions persist
Australian wheat producers face significant challenges from stripe rust every season. Detections of stripe rust as early as late May in Tasmania and late June in New South Wales in 2024 suggests increased disease pressure , with the potential for the disease to persist through the summer months, raising concerns about a possible rapid build-up if cooler-than-average temperatures and above-average rainfall remains.
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Diseases, 10 Oct 2024
Wet springs require proactive Sclerotinia management
In wet spring conditions, western Victorian growers cannot be complacent about managing Sclerotinia in canola
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Diseases, 09 Oct 2024
Assess Sclerotinia risk to assist crop planning
Plant pathologists have found that some pulse species are more susceptible than others to the damaging diseases Sclerotinia white mould and Sclerotinia stem rot. The three species of the pathogen found in pulse crops are Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, S. minor and S. trifoliorum. Sclerotinia’s hosts include canola, chickpeas, lentils, faba beans, lupins, vetch, field peas and pasture and broadleaf weeds. Wheat, barley and oats are not hosts. NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development senior plant pathologist Dr Kurt Lindbeck says narrow-leafed lupins and chickpeas are highly susceptible to the disease.
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Diseases, 23 Aug 2024
Battle with rust swings in growers’ favour
The secretive virulence genes that rust pathogens need to cause epidemics can now be identified en masse using a new CSIRO technique that provides the foundation for a more-rapid way to keep tabs on changes in rust virulence on wheat cultivars
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Diseases, 07 Aug 2024
10 years of discovery and impact celebrated
In April, Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management celebrated its 10th anniversary. The celebration underscored the Centre’s role in promoting food security and agricultural sustainability, marking a milestone of excellence and impact in the field. Featured addresses from John Woods, chair GRDC and Professor Harlene Haines, Vice Chancellor of Curtin University, both praised the CCDM’s pioneering research in crop disease management and collaborative approach with industry partners.